I'm certain Harbaugh is setting up other plays off of these. Last night would have been a good time to break those out. If they are saving them for Urban and friends, I'm ok with that. Just don't leave them buried in the damn playbook.

I was at a Rose Bowl tailgate and the Tree was hanging around (no pun intended) while the Stanford pep band was playing. The band began playing Rubberband Man by The Spinners. The Tree went into dancing overdrive, and had everyone staring in amazement as he spun and danced like a crazy person for the whole song. How he stayed upright, I have no clue. Have loved the Tree ever since.

that Harbaugh and Drevno are just setting up other plays with Morris and the Wildcat with Peppers. No reason to show it yet, but it is frustrating because currently the opposition knows exactly what's coming. Hopefully OSU will be the recipient of the next up plays from those formations.

Look at the rest of the results from Saturday. We won a rivalry game on the road against a team that routinely plays their best game of the year against us, and this year had nothing to lose as they were going nowhere.

of optimism and anxiety. We've all seen Dantonio have his team ready to play over the past decade when it comes to Michigan. No doubt they'll play their best game of the year tomorrow. However, their best still falls far short of Harbaugh & Cos. best.

I like the Maize and Blue by at least 3 scores. After Dantonio empties his trick play folder, all hell will break loose in EL and the romp will be on.

Dantonio is going ot have to eventually bust out a couple of gadget and trick plays. He won't do it right away, as he thinks it signals to the other team that he knows he is outmanned. But you know they will be coming and he'll have to make those calls whether he likes it or not...running on 1st and 2nd down and then trying to convert 3rd and 7 ain't gonna work for the Spartans tomorrow.

The play has been so bad up front. Machado keeps getting yanked, Keiler was moved inside initially because he's so slow, and the younger guys (Higby, Lukusa and Beedle) just aren't ready. Allen is it up front for them. I expect Don Brown to absolutely make their collective lives miserable on Saturday. Hard to see MSU scoring more than 10 points, and that may be generous.

I'm the only one with a degree (actually two) from that august institution in Ann Arbor. My family members that are non-alums are in many ways more passionate than I am about the Wolverines, and I'm pretty damn passionate about my team. They all grew up rooting for the Maize and Blue, and due to geography, grades, etc., did not attend school at UM. I still consider them 100% real fans. They love Michigan.

Had a great time in Iowa City several years back for a game. Fans are really friendly. We were eating dinner at a local pub after the game (which Iowa lost), and still got visited by many Iowa fans coming to our table to talk. Nice bunch.

Only fans that are nicer are Nebraska's. Both Nebraska and Iowa are the gold standard for fans and their treatment of visitors.

Michigan has ALWAYS recruited well in Ohio. This is one thing that is frustrating me a bit with our recruiting, we seem to be bypassing Ohio for the time being.

I'm hoping Harbaugh and Co. are in a relationship building mode and waiting for those visits to bear fruit. Even Dantonio has had some success recruiting in Ohio (see LJ Scott among others), so I would expect Michigan to be able to pull a few high profile kids out of there.

I have been mighty worried about the OL recruiting. I guess that was a waste of time. Harbaugh, Drevno and Co. are knocking it out of the park. Can't wait to see the type of bulldozer OL that Harbaugh put together at Stanford.

so Clemons being back at least gives them a guy with experience. Clark, Allen and especially Conklin were very good until Alabama got to them. I see State struggling to run the ball at all with what they have back on the O line. Glasgow, Wormley, Hurst and Co. should keep the running game bottled up, and the MSU passing game will be a shadow of it's former self. I see 2016 being a lot like 2013 for MSU - good defense (McDowell and the LBs are solid), and a poor performing offense leading to a lot of tight losses. The game vs UM will not be a tight loss, I expect a 10+ point margin of victory for the Wolverines.

Why? Because I love college football and watch a shit ton of B1G games every season. I feel like I actually know something about the different teams, and which players to look for. There have been several occasions where I've watched a game and saw a player mentioned in the later rounds here make (or not make) a big play. Last year's Minnesota CBs would be an example.

the lack of our team's ability to get to the rim. I like this pick up because we need guys that can create their own shots. Should be a nice add. Beilein will always have shooters on the roster. A slasher of Matthews' caliber is welcome.